Get Life Fit!

LifeFit Physiotherapy provides hands on treatment techniques for the relief of back and neck pain, as well as more complex injuries.

Sportfit. Workfit. Lifefit.

Our award winning physiotherapy clinics, servicing Sydney's St George medical precinct, have highly skilled male and female physiotherapists who will promptly and efficiently get you back to sport, work and normal life.

Sports injury Physiotherapists for the St George area.

Prompt and effective treatment to get you back on the field quicker.

Providing Sydney Physiotherapy in Kogarah, Carlton and the St George region.

Providing effective Hydrotherapy for the St George and Sutherland Shire.

Get Life Fit!

LifeFit Physiotherapy provides hands on treatment techniques for the relief of back and neck pain, as well as more complex injuries.

Sports Rehabilitation

We are able to treat athletes of all levels of ability given our strong commitment to detailed assessment of biomechanics and mechanism of injury.

Workers Comp & CTP Claims

Our physiotherapists understand that this is can be a stressful time and endeavour to facilitate an efficient return to work.

Post Operative Rehabilitation

Our physiotherapists have a strong link with the local specialists and surgeons to ensure each patient has successful rehabilitation from surgery.

Casting & Splinting

Casting is usually applied to fractures to immobilise the joint and hence provide correct positioning of the fractured bone.

Braces & Camwalker Boots

LifeFit Physiotherapy provides a wide range of equipment and supports to assist rehabilitation of your injury.

Hand Therapy

Hand Therapy is a type of rehabilitation for patients with conditions affecting the hands and upper extremities.

Massage Therapy

Incorporating specialised techniques to muscles, tendons and joints, massage has the ability to restore one’s body physically, mentally and spiritually.

Exercise Prescription

Continence & Women’s Health

Our female physiotherapists are clinicians with expertise in assessment, diagnosis and treatment or management of pelvic floor problems.

Pre & Post Natal Care

We assist women throughout the changes that occur during and after pregnancy; specifically to the muscles, ligaments and joints.

Orthotic Prescription

The aim of orthotic prescription is to re-align the foot and reduce loads on your lower limbs and spine.

Sports Rehab

Sports Rehabilitation

LifeFit Physiotherapy specialises in the treatment of all sporting injuries including the prevention
of further injury. We are able to treat athletes of all levels of ability given our strong commitment
to detailed assessment of biomechanics and mechanism of injury. We can also help enhance performance in
elite athletes and are able to prescribe exercise programs suitable to every patients’ needs.
We are committed to timely rehabilitation and return to sport whilst liaising with your GP,
specialist and coach.

LifeFit Physiotherapy has had long term involvement with numerous soccer teams
including St George FC, Fraser Park FC and Carss Park FC as well as the NSW Waratahs Rugby.

Post Operative Rehabilitation

LifeFit Physiotherapy has a strong link with the local specialists and surgeons to ensure
each patient has successful and efficient rehabilitation from surgery.

Rehabilitation may involve adhering to a post operative protocol or tailoring your
program to fit your individual needs. LifeFit Physiotherapy aims to work collaboratively with
each patient to achieve their goals of returning to sport, work or daily activity.

Physiotherapy can be useful to either delay or prevent surgery altogether however,
should surgery be the only solution, physiotherapy can be useful for numerous operations
including arthroscopy, spinal surgery and joint reconstruction or replacement.

Casting and Splinting

Our physiotherapists and occupational therapists are trained in the unique skill of
casting and splinting to immobilise or passively assist joints and muscles to return to function.

Casting is usually applied to fractures to immobilise the joint and hence provide
correct positioning of the fractured bone.

At LifeFit Physiotherapy, we use both waterproof and non-waterproof fibreglass casts
depending on a patient’s individual needs. Splinting is usually a non- circumferential
custom made brace made from thermoplastic material and aimed at unloading tendons, muscles and/or joints.

Braces and Camwalker Boots

LifeFit Physiotherapy provides a wide range of equipment and supports to assist rehabilitation of your injury.

The benefit of purchasing braces and supports through your physiotherapist is the confidence
in knowing that your brace is suited to your individual needs and that it is well fitted.
Examples of the braces and supports we offer include:

Range of motion braces for knee or elbow

Camwalker boots

Wrist braces

Thumb supports

Slings

Tapes and bandages

Theraband

Pregnancy and lumbar spine support braces

LifeFit Physiotherapy can also provide a number of other specialised rehabilitation equipment and aides.

Hand Therapy

Hand Therapy is a type of rehabilitation for patients with conditions affecting the hands and upper extremities.
Treatment may be provided by a physiotherapist or occupational therapist, both of which
are available at LifeFit Physiotherapy.

Types of treatment techniques include:

Preventative, non-operative or conservative treatment

Management of acute or chronic pain including arthritis

Desensitisation following nerve injury or trauma

Sensory re-education after nerve injury

Design and implementation of home exercise programs to increase motion, dexterity,
and/or strength

Splint fabrication for prevention or correction of injury

Training in the performance of daily life skills through adapted methods and equipment

Massage Therapy

Remedial massage therapy involves a systematic assessment and treatment of the muscles,
tendons, ligaments and connective tissue of the body to assist in rehabilitation, muscle tension,
pain and injury management.

It is also useful for the non-injured person who requires tension relief and relaxation.
Incorporating specialised techniques to locate and repair damage to muscles, tendons and joints,
massage has the ability to restore one’s body physically, mentally and spiritually.

The benefits include:

Stimulation to the blood supply allowing toxins in the muscles to be removed

Calming of the peripheral nervous system to ease pain and discomfort

Improved health of the cells

Tissue repair

Speeding up muscle recovery by eliminating irritation from waste and reducing
fatigue which enables more productive training

Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy, or Aquatic Physiotherapy, is a specific form of physiotherapy treatment conducted
in a heated pool. Hydrotherapy combines both hands-on pool physiotherapy and specifically
designed exercises (different to swimming or aqua aerobics) supervised by physiotherapists
with specific training in hydrotherapy.

Our physiotherapists are in the water throughout the session to instruct clients.
Hydrotherapy sessions are conducted at the Lyons Hydrotherapy Pool at St George Hospital.

Patients do not need to be able to swim in order to benefit from hydrotherapy.

Benefits include:

Muscular relaxation and decreased muscle spasm due to the pool temperature increasing circulation

Decreased pain due to warmth and support

Increased muscle strength and endurance due to the greater resistance in water

Due to the specific and unique needs and interests of each patient, the goal of
exercise prescription involves successful integration of exercise principles and behavioural
techniques to motivate the participant to be compliant and therefore, achieve their goals.

Continence and Women's Health

Women’s health and continence physiotherapists specialise in the management of conditions unique
to women. Our female physiotherapists are clinicians with expertise in assessment, diagnosis and treatment
or management of pelvic floor problems including:

Pre & Post Natal Care

Our physiotherapists are trained to assist women throughout the
changes that occur during and after pregnancy; specifically to the muscles,
ligaments and joints. Physiotherapy can provide expert care, advice, positioning,
massage, relaxation and coping strategies.

Orthotic Prescription

Orthotics are customised heat moulded shoe inserts which aid in improving alignment or
biomechanics when walking, running and standing.

Orthotic prescription is based on individual assessment of static
positioning and dynamic biomechanics. Poor foot positioning can cause injury to the foot
and can also be translated to the knees, hips and lumbar spine.

The aim of orthotic prescription is to re-align the foot into the most
biomechanically advantageous position and thus reduce loads on your lower limbs and spine.